10 August 2023.
AgForce is supporting the launch of bagMUSTER – an industry-led, not-for-profit recycling initiative for agricultural product bags, including those used to distribute seed, pesticide.
The scheme officially launched last week at Dalby, with AgForce Grains President Brendan Taylor and Grains Director Ken Cunliffe attending on our behalf.
Plastic packaging plays an essential role in Australia’s agricultural industry by protecting seed, pesticide and other agricultural inputs for transport, use and storage.
bagMUSTER, which is led by CropLife Australia in partnership with the Australian Seed Federation, complements the existing waste stewardship programs drumMUSTER and ChemClear.
As a genuine stewardship program, bagMUSTER will support the plant science industry to meet its obligations in the Australian Packaging Covenant and the broader agricultural sector in its efforts to address the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.